Scary

I know, I know, I shouldn't listen to people who use swear words, but I do have to hand it to John Oliver, his logic is spot on.

I'm off for Thanksgiving, so I've been perusing YouTube and came across segments from John Oliver's show.

One of the things that really stopped me was the segment on civil forfeiture.

Have you ever heard of it?  I hadn't, but the more I looked into it, the less I liked it.

Did you know that the police can seize your possessions and not give them back?  It's a little known process called civil forfeiture and it is perfectly legal according to the Supreme Court.

Articles and Resources:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/stop-and-seize/

http://www.ij.org/arizona-s-profit-incentive-in-civil-forfeiture

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2010/04/05/20100405keller06.html

https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/civil-asset-forfeiture

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/08/12/taken

http://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-ruling-on-civil-forfeiture-2014-11